The Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM, English: French Institute of Health and Medical Research) is a French biomedical and public health research institution. Created in 1964, the INSERM is a public institution with a scientific and technical vocation under the dual auspices of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Research. It was created as a successor to the French National Institute of Health. Thanks Eric for this FDC cover coming from Lyon.

Le mégapode des Nicobar (Megapodius nicobariensis) est un oiseau en danger d'extinction que l'on trouve sur certaines des îles Nicobar. The Nicobar megapode or Nicobar scrubfowl is a bird found in some of the Nicobar islands. Being restricted to small islands and threatened by hunting, the species is vulnerable to extinction.